Greetings from the Chancellor
Getting Ready to Graduate
Dear Graduate,
Graduation Requirements
Congratulations on your graduation from the University of Minnesota, Crookston.
The diligence and perseverance that have brought you to this point will serve you well as you embark on the next stage of your life. I hope the new ideas, new skills, and new ways of looking at the world you have learned through your studies have prepared you to realize your most cherished dreams.
On behalf of the entire University community, I congratulate you on achieving this important milestone in your life and offer you my best wishes for the future.
Sincerely, Charles H. Casey, D.V.M. Chancellor
Welcome to the Alumni Association Congratulations, graduates! It is my privilege to welcome each of you as new members of the University of Minnesota, Crookston Alumni Association. An important aspect of our mission is staying in touch with alumni. Connections are fostered and kept current through the Torch, the alumni magazine; Alumni E-news, our electronic alumni newsletter; and the use of social media including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn. I encourage all alumni to stay involved and support your alma mater! Feel free to contact me anytime. “Giving Makes Greatness Possible� Sincerely, Corby Kemmer Director of Development & Alumni Relations 115A Kiehle Building 2900 University Avenue Crookston, MN 56716 218-281-8434 or 800-862-6466 E-mail: ckemmer@umn.edu
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1. To be eligible for a University of Minnesota undergraduate degree, a student must present at least 30 semester credits awarded by the University of Minnesota campus from which he or she is seeking to graduate. 2. Students must complete at least half of upper division course work on the campus from which they are seeking to graduate. 3. At least 15 credits of the last 30 credits earned prior to the awarding of a University degree must be awarded by the University of Minnesota campus from which a student is seeking to graduate. 4. For students who seek an academic minor, to be eligible for record of a minor on the University of Minnesota transcript, students must take at least three (3) upper division credits in the minor field at the campus from which they will receive their degree.
To qualify for the bachelor of science degree, the candidate must complete a minimum of 120 credits with a minimum GPA of 2.00 (C). The faculty reserve the right to change requirements for the various curricula. However, the credits required for the degree will not exceed the total specified at the time the student enrolled.
Graduation Procedure Degree candidates must complete an electronic application for degree (onestop.umcrookston. edu/registration/ graduation_requirements. htm) by the end of the second week of the term/ semester in which degree requirements will be met. Almost Alumni 3